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The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
Legal Notice.

Notice is hereby given that at the special
Platte county. Nebraska. on the 18th day Of Oc-
was submitted at said election to the voters Of
said Township and received more than two
thirds Of the votes cast and was duly carried and
"cSSsi "sSSsii the Board of Supervisors of Platte
county, Nebraska, issue the coupon bonds Of
said Columbus Township. in said Platte county,
to the amount Of Ten Thousand Dollars. to aid
in the construction OF q public wagon bridge
across the Loup river in said Columbus Town
ship? Said coupon bonds to be issued in sums
Of Five Hundred Dollars each, to be made paya-
December, A. D., 1887, and to become due and
payable thirty years from the date thereof, with
interest at the rate Of six per cent. per annum,
payable annually on the FIRST day 1f ,f DsssnSsr IN
ed both principal and interest payable at the
Fiscal Agency Of the State Of Nebraska, in the
City Of New York. State Of New York. and said
nSaps Hot isss % than Five Hundred Dollars shall be
made redeemable on the first day Of December Of
any year at any time after twenty years from the
upon the call Of the proper officers Of the said
Platte county; and shall the said Board Of Super
visors of said county of Platte cause to be levied
on the taxable property OF SAID t Columbus Iosn; n
the interest ON said coupon bonds as II becomes
due, and after ten years from the date Of said
coupon bonds. shall the said Board Of SUPER
property Of the said Columbus Township. an
annual tax sufficient to pay hve per cent. of the
principal Of said coupon bonds, and at the tax
Sond sSs ..d Board u sans
to be levied on the taxable property Of said Co
lumbus Township an amount of tax sufficient to
pay the principal and interest due on said
issued registered and sold by the proper officers
Of ssid Platte county. and the proceeds thereof
shall be paid e the TIe@surer Of said Platte
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
D IL D


NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. 18th, of heart dis
ease, John Hellbush Of Sherman township. aged
q years.
SCHUCKER-At the home Of her parents in
Platte county, Nov. II, of typhoid fever, Savilla
Schucker, aged Il years.
WALKER-On Sunday evening. Nov. IL, 1881,
at 1l:SO, Edward, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Walker, aged n years.
The deceased had been suffering for a long
time from blood poison and the best physicians
in the county were unable to give him any relief.
Although his death had been anticipated daily
for several months, the grief of the fond parents,
brothers and sisters, is none the less acute.
Prior to his affection, Ed. was a stout, robust
young man, possessing a fine mind. and a good
education. He was gentlemanly, courteous and
obliging in manner and universally beloved by
wide circle Of friends and scquaintances. His
remains were inferred in the Catholic cemetery
at st. Bernard today at 10 O'Clock a. IN. Peace
to his ashes.-[Lindssy Sentinel.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

1t cost nearly 5000 to sink the well,
being peculiarly difficult, as the earth
there to great depth is made up of
hard, rounded quartz pebbles from three
or four inches in diameter down to mar
BILE size. with very little earth among
them. This cost is in great contrast to
sinking gas and oil wells in OHIO, which
can be done at from $500 to 81 900. ac-
cording to the depth, excepting, of
course, those Of extraordinary depth,
moreover the hole has to be cased with
iron plpe) all the way, which is not
necessary with wells cut through the
solid rock. With the possibility of
water. salt, gas or oil, from such a VEN
ture, it makes the pioneer of such an
undertaking public benefactor.
saw excellent wheat, potatoes, (of ex-
traordinary size and quality, squashes,
pumpkins, turnips, and even the flint,
New England corn, which is much more
successful with them than the Dent corn
which fiOurishes so we'll further south,
where the summer is longer, and the
thermometer does not descend to CO.
below zero. and the ice form in the river
las at Valley City to the thickness of
o4 inches. This statement is from en-
tlrely reliable authority.
L found the people as good as have
seen IN the east or anywhere else, keenly
alive to the educational, moral and re-
ilglous welfare of the communities they
have been pioneers in establishing and
IN whose future they have a deep inter
est. The liquor question is receiving
their earnest attention and they are not |
gong to sleep in this formative period |
OF their history till the monster has |
wrapped its coils around their vitals.
l shall return to my eastern home
with enlarged and brighter views of our
broad and common country, more than |
ever confirmed in the belief that We are
to be one people as well as one country,
for the American leaven shall work.
But l digress and have over stepped
the limits l had set. With my best
wishes for the great state of Nebraska,
with its great resources and greater
people. very truly yours. E.R.r.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
Duncan.
duncan.
Thanksgiving tomorrow.

Thanksgiving tomorrow.
The cold wave Saturday last came very
suddenly.
Hon. James f. North and Mr.. C. E.
Morse Of Columbus were visitors at our
town last week.
The Warren Live Stock Co. are now
feeding 1900 to 1900 sheep and a good
many cattle at this place. They arrived
here last week from Wyoming.
The members of the board Of trade at
this place are just now divided in two
chambers. They both have different
points in view, and the fatherly talk
concerning the seven sticks being strong
only when united, should be taken into
consideration. Boys, pull on the same
rope! 8
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

The third annual convention OF the
Nebraska Dairymen's Association is to
be held at Omaha Dec. 13, IA and Is.
The principal subjects TO be discussed
are Fodder Corn, Fodder Combinations,
Salt in Relation to Dairy Use, Private
Dairy Interests of Nebraska, by j. II.
Reed, Columbus, How I make cheese in
Nebraska, by F. S. Fulmer of Gibbon.
An address by Hon. r. w. Furnas is one
of the special features of the meeting.
Hotel rates $1.5O day and railroad rate
IL fare, contingent on the attendance
of fifty persons.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
PERSONAL.

DR.. Martyr and his brother went T.
Omaha, Monday.
Senator Meiklejohn of Nance count.
was in town Friday.
d. C. Kavanaugh's mother from Wis
consin is visiting her son.
| John Kehoe, the rustler OF Platte
] Center, was in town Thursday.
F. c. Turner and Jos. Smith arrived
in National City, Calf, last week.
Rev. Stevens of the Episcopal Church
goes to Lincoln after the first of De
cember.
w. T. Galloway of Bellwood is at Ma.
tiOnal City, Calf, looking over the
country.
G. w. Barnhart, of the State Live
Stock Commission, went west yesterday
on business.
Rev. Schulz, of the German Reformed
church. goes to Brooklyn, n. Y. after
December 1st.
Sidney Wadsworth, son of Captain,
arrived in the city Wednesday night last
from California.
Fred Gerber, the newly-elected county
supervisor for Loup township, was in
the city Monday,
E. johnson of Lusk, Wyo, arrived in
the city Tuesday of last week, looking in
his old-time vigor.
Brother Hyatt, editor of the North
Bend Flail, gave this office very pleas
ant call Friday last.
Gus. LOckner and family removed
Tuesday of last week to Omaha, whittier
the JOURNAL follows them.
Mrs. Case contemplates visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Heater of Columbus.
shOrtly.-tSt. Edward Star.
Mrs. W. b. Doddridge of Atchison was
expected yesterday evening Oh a visit to
her fathers, Hon. Guy G. Barnum.
Mrs. W. p Phillips of Lincoln, with
her daughter Lucy and young son Frank,
came up from Lincoln Friday last to
visit friends in the city.
Judge Stull of Polk county was in
town Wednesday last. Ii is very cold
day that the Judges good -natured coun-
tenance don't warm things up.
Rev. A. w. Snyder returned Thursday
last from his trip to Indiana. He says
the Nebraska weather is far superior to
that he experienced further east.
Henry Nertker of Cincinnati, Ohio,
who has been visiting his cousin George
fieitkemper of this city for the past two |
weeks, returned home last Monday,
Jos. b. Shillito, one OF Grand Prairieis |
'taunch republicans, was in town We'd
nesday last. 10. related to us some
phases of the recent cam
Daign.
Miss Carrie Shepherd starts today for
1 visit with sister and other friends at |
Chicago, her former home. Miss Carries
many friends will he lonesome while she
8 away and will long for her return.
Rev. Father Ryan returned Wednes-
lay last from six weeks trip east. He
vas at Chicago during the execution Of
he Anarchists, and was mistaken for
iov. Oglesby.-Father Ryan says that
n southern Illinois the evidences of the
Try summer are everywhere visible in
he short corn, bare pastures and poor
took; when he struck Nebraska things
OOked entirely different.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
DAKOTA.
What an Ohio Man has to Say Of What h,

What an Ohio Man has to Say Of What he saw
ED. JOURNAL, Dear Sir:-In a recent
trip through Dakota, on the Northern
Pacific railroad, 1 learned some facts
that may be of interest to your readers
Between jamestown and Bismark they
have been troubled with very dry wealth
er for the past two seasons, which has
not only wrought its own regular ca
lamities, but especially one unusual dis
aster. The gophers, being very abund-
ant there: went out of their regular line
of destructiveness and cut the wheat
off at the lower joint apparently for no
other reason than to get the small
! amount of moisture that it contained.
The people were driven to their wits end
to dispose of them. Many used strych-
nine, but it was found to be equally ef-
ficient for prairie chickens, and some
parts have few if any left. Some
counties paid bounty for gopher tails;
among these is Barns county, the
county auditor telling me that between
the 9th OF June and the 25th of July
(while the law was effectively they had
paid out in round numbers $1,000 for
gopher tails at three icents each, en-
ploying the whole time Of one clerk to
count and destroy them Qest double
bounty be paid on them, and he esti
mated that there were three or four
million still living in the county. Near
ly all the gopher tails were brought in
during the last two weeks of the time,
for they soon found that more could he
made in the shooting Of gophers than
working their parched farms, which they
gladly left to get rid of their common
enemy and pocket from two to three
dollars day, from the county treasury.
1 learned that they were equally de-
structive in Montana Ter, and equally
profitable to their slayers, so much SO
that they were obliged to convene the
legislature to repeal the bounty act, lest
they should exhaust their resources,
having already paid out S65,OOO in boun-
ties, with the gopher evil still unabated,
and the question Of their destruction
still staring them in the face.
The lakes of Dakota are alkaline and
destitute of fish. We would call the
well water poor for the same reason.
At jamestown they have a fine arte
sian well, some statistics Of which are of
interest. The well is 1885 feet deep,
water pressure 1O4 pounds to the square
inch, temperature of the water IS (very
warm), capacity 375 gallons per minute.
hardness 81. After standing a few
hours in vessel it attains a very sickly
odOr, which would seem unaccountable
in water coming from such source. It
is doubtless owing to the presence of
fire and more especially albuminoid
ammonia, which the analysis shows to
be present in the proportion of "a two
and fourteenth parts) in one million, and |
.O46 forty-six one thousandth) parts in |
one million, respectively. As I said, it |
is difficult to see how water from such a |
source should possess such properties.
They are laying the pipes to supply the |
place but I fear they will find it a |
breeder Of the dreadful typhoid fever. |
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
('rpstOn,

School commenced in our new school
house Monday last with j. NJ. Taylor, OF
Columbus, as instructor.
Mrs. NJ. A. Morris, mother OF Mrs. E.
T. Graham, left this week for her home
at Curtis, Frontier county, this state,
Lola, Mr.. Graham's daughter, accompa-
MED her.
Mrs. Stafford, mother OF Mr.. Theodore
Wolf, and her niece, Miss Ada Felter,
left this week for Davenport, Ia, where
they will spend the winter with friends,
and Miss Ada will attend schOol.1Cor
respOndence Humphrey Independent.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
Legal Notice.

In the District Court of Platte County, Ne
hraska. In the matter of the estate of Charles
Heitsman, deceased.
This cause came on for hearing upon the peti-
ton OF Ira j. Nichols, executor of the estate of
Charles Heitsman. deceased, praying for license.
to sell the south half of the northwest quarter of
section ten, and the west half of the northwest
quarter OF section fifteen, all in township
twenty, north, range one east of the sixth prin-
cipal meridian, in Platte County Nebraska. or a
sufficient amount of the same to bring the sum
OF $2,5U.W for the payment of debts allowed
against said estate and the costs of administra-
tiOn, there not being enough personal property
to pay the said debts and expenses 1t il there
fore ordered that all persons Interested in said
estate appear before me at the Court Hous. in
Columbus, on the 24th day of November. 1897 at
lO O'Clock a. m, or as soon thereafter as can
hear this matter; to show cause why license
should not be granted to said executor to sell so
much OF the above described real estate of said
deceased as shall be necessary to pay said debts
and expenses.
Dated this I'D day of October, 1881
A. VI. Posi-
2-4w Judge Of the District Court
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
A New Bank.

Articles of incorporation were flee
yesterday for the Commercial Bank OF
Columbus, an organization recently per
fected, the following, well-known and
reliable business gentlemen being stock
holders: j. p. Becker, Jonas Welch, c.
II. Sheldon, Carl Reinke, II. p. H. Oehl-
rich, w. A. McAllister, J. w. Early, j. J.
Sullivan and Robt. Uhlig. The capital
stock, all paid up, is $4,000 and the new
institution will be ready for business on
or before January LIST, 1883. The officers
are: C. H. Sheldon, president, r. Uhg,
cashier, ID. Shram, teller.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

Notice is hereby given that by virtue of a
chattel mortgage, dated on the 9th day of Au-
gust. A. d., Iss7. and duly filed and recorded in
the office of the county Clerk of Platte county,
Nebraska, ON the I'd day of September A. d. 1ss7.
payment Of the sum Of Sl7a.0O, and upon which
there is now due the sun of Sl7s.6O; the terms
OF SAID chattel mortgage, not having been COM
Piled with and default having been made therein,
and the mortgage feeling himself insecure and
aud unsafe,-l will sell the property therein de-
scribed to-wit: One span of gray horses about
i0 years old, one lumber wagon, and set double
harness, at auction, in front of j. Wagner's
livery barn, in the city of Columbus Platte
county. Neb., on the 3Oth day of November, lSs7
at one o clock p. H., Of said day.
EDWARD ELsTON,
Mortgage.
Dated at Columbus. Neb.. Nov. Sth, 1881
nOVY-4t
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

The most disagreeable feature of the
late election is that it will cause the re-
mOval from our midst of one of our best
and most respected citizens and his fam
lily. The people of Humphrey are very
much attached to Mr.. and Mrs. Bloedorn,
as they were welded and commenced
their married life in our midst, and they
will carry the good wishes of our people
with them to their future home. Co
lumbus will gain valued, honorable
and upright man that Humphrey very
much regrets to lose-I Independent.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

The Chinese are coming to COlum.
bus. Not the "Heathen Chinee," but
the " Chinese Students Co" See what
is said of them:
ALEXANDRIA, Dak., Oct. q, 1887.
The Chinese Students" entertain,
ment given here was enti rely satisfac,
tory to all in attendance. The exhibi.
bition excels in many important features,
being novel, instructive and entertain
ing. ia. Smith,
Pastor Pres. church.
ABERDEEN, Oak, Oct Is, 1887.
1t is with great pleasure that we
write in cOmmendstion OF your company.
The entertainment given here by the
Chinese Students Co., Oct. 21, for the
benefit of our society, was one of the
most interesting ever held in our city,
and We take great pleasure in recon-
mending them as worthy of the patron
age of our Christian people. Yours
respectfully, Mrs. F. H. HAaERrY.
The young peoples society of Chris
tian Endeavor have made engagement
with the Chinese Students Co., and will
present this entertainment at the Con-
gregstional church on the evening of
December LIST. A lunch supper will also
be served with the novel features of
Chinese tea, made in the Chinese way by
Cinnamon, also some Chinese relishes.
Supper tickets 25 cents. Admission to
entertainment and art exhibit, exclaseve
of supper, Is cents.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

Joseph Paprozki, living in the Polish
settlement of Burrows, had the misfor,
tune to loose his house, household goods,
clothing and necessaries, by fire. He
worked hard the last four years or more,
and was the most saving farmer of that
community we know of and lost all in a
few minutes. He is left in destitute
circumstances with large family. six
small children and winter at the door
Could not some who have plenty con-
tribute bit to help him!-[ Humphrey
Democrat.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

ing" is to be published in the JOURNAL.
We, too, were acquainted with Rev. VIM
Pittenger. Romantic and thrilling as
the narrative is, it is true. Mr.. Pitten-
ger is incapable of exaggeration. We
have heard one gentleman express his
intention Of subscribing for the JOURNAL
for the sake Of the story, and he will not
be disappointed. We read it when first
published years ago in the east, and
know whereof We speak. DAN.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

The books for the Columbus Ii,
brary Association" have been ordered
and on their arrival here will be placed
In the store Of Mr.. E. d. Fitzpatrick, who
will act as librarian, where they can be
seen by the members and others inter
ested in this matter.
A. MITCHELL WINEBRENER,
Agent e, L. Co.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
Palestine.

A little son was born to Mrs. Bonda
Peterson Sunday last.
We understand that the friends of w.
J. Irwin made him birthday present of
a spring chair.
Mr.. Wilson Of Illinois has bought so
acres OF land Of Nels Anderson and will
come out and build house in March,
and bring his family,
We are glad to know that the intense
ly interesting story, Daring and Suffer
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

Notice is hereby given that ON Wednesday. the
S0th day of November, 1857, at the residence of
lawrence BuIns, in Columbus township, Platte
county, Neh!a.ka At 2 O'Clock p.m.I will lofer for
sale % the highest bidder for cash one hefer com
ing three years old. branded on left hip o I, one
heifer branded ]. and single - on groin Of each
hsifeF, and buth red, with white spots. Also one
white calf. three months old, and one spotted
calf three months old Said hsifers and calves
70 BE- cold - 09trayo. ]. II. REED.
1o0 Justice Of the penco
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
Zanzic, the slight-of-hand perform

-Zanzic, the slight-of-hand perform
er, didn't fulfill his three nights engage
ment at this place last week. His first
entertainment was mostly to compli-
mentary tickets, and the programme was
enjoyed by a fair sized audience. We
don't suppose that the combination took
away from here as much money as they
brought. Probably they will succeed
better in other places, but to be a per-
manent success they ought TO change
their business methods somewhat.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
The Platte Nayixable.

Supt. NJ E. O'Brien OF the State Fish
Hatcheries at South Bend, Neb., en-
harked in the boat Nv. L. NJ" i'm the
Platte at Fremont Friday II a. m., ex-
pecting TO reach home last night. But
sand bars and the seductive geese and
ducks exerted their influence to the con
trary, and instead Of making the fifty
miles in a few hours, they only reached
home Sunday, after a two days cruise
SO SAYS the Fremont Tribune.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

The Lake and Park Association have
everything in readiness for skating on
the lake. No one will be allowed to
skate until the ice has been thoroughly
tested. Tickets for the season, of single
skate, for sale at Arnold's jewelfy store.
Also they will put up first quality of ice
for family use to be sold at the lake or
delivered, or shipped to outside parties
in car lots.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

Mr.. and Mrs. David Anderson leave
Columbus, which has been their home
for SO many years, this week for South
Omaha where they take up their per-
manent residence. They will both be
very much missed in the business and
social circles of our city. Our best wish
es for their future health and welfare
attend them.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
Correspondence.

In this department the people talk and not
the editor. Each writer must hold himself ready
to defend his principles and his statements Of
facts. in the multitude of counsel there is
wisdom. ED JOUHNAL.l
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23
Heat Radiator.

| In peace prepare for war" in summer pro-
pare for winter, and among your preparations
on can for safs s Sx to
little trouble to provide yourself with one. 80
ventor Of the appliance referred TO, is here dis
posing OF territory, and has made some salss Of
| The appliance is ordinary drum except that
it is divided into apartments running the fensth
| OF the drum; one of these is virtually a cOntfn
natlon OF the pipe. when the damper is not
for starting fre; when the damper is turned.
the partitions are SO arranged that the heated air
| and smoke go alternately upward and down
number, owing to the relative size Of pipe and
drum and finally up the chimney The princi-
pie is precisely the same as that Of the famous %
Mennonite heating furnaces. and applied to cook
or heating stoves, utilizes q great deal morn of
the heat evolved from the fuel than is done by
the ordinary drum. The pictures Of progress
a tre. on the ground, under the open canopy
OF heaven; two posts. a cross stick and the pot
OF victuals hanging over the fire.
second, the same, only rude wall around and
cone-shaped roof, with a hole in the middle
for the smoke to curl out at
Third, the open CRATE. in the open fireplace, =
great portion OF the heat escaping up the chin
ney into the outer air
Fourth, the stove
Fifth the stove and drum, increasing tho
amount OF surface heated by the same fuel
Sixth, the greatly improved drum or RADIA
TOR with a more intense and therefore more
penetrating heat from the same amount of fuel:
forming a reservoir for heat except a. it escapes
through the metallic enclosure and what little
gets out through the chimney
Abundant certificates can be given from those
VINO have used the RADIATOR that it does all
that is claimed for it, but the following Ar, am
hcient:
BLUE HILLS, NEBR,
March II, 1887.
have tested the qualities Of the Marak Rsdix
tor, ana IL gave satisfaction in every particular
ne Claims Tor II. DR.. A. j. RODaKRs
COLUMBUS, NEBR.,
June IA, 1887.
have tried Francis Marak's patent radiator
on my cook stove and found il to do all that h.,
CLAIMS IL caused the kettle to boil and the
oven 10 heat, quick with one-half the fuel We
had been using without the Radiator. We got
breakfast with ~ corn cobs and the oven WAS
hot enough To bake biscuits
JOHN l.. STURGEON
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

j. II. Watts was in town Thursday q
few hours. He is one Of the many of
Platte county's men Of foreign birth who
have done well in worldly matters, and
made good citizens in their adopted
country.
The Columbus journal., 1887-11-23

Henry NJ. Winslow of Columbus
lately brought 1O2 fine grade heifers in.
TO Brown county and offered them fol
sale, the lot being purchased by Jacob
Craft of Newport. Mr.. Craft is to be
congratulated on securing this stock, as
it is a particularly fine bunch. Mr..
Winslow says he may come here with
more in the future,and il so notice will
appear in these columns. If more grade
stock could he purchased by the farm
ers of Brown county the standard would
be raised, more money obtained for cat
tie when marketed, and less expense TO
obtain satisfactory results with stock
generally.1IAinsworth News.